CEFrom the scorching summer heat to the city that never sleeps, home has meant Nevada to me, my husband, and my six children for the last 29 years. Although I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in 1996, it wasn’t until my youngest child headed to elementary school that I followed suit by heading back to graduate school. Using the knowledge I gained from my degree in Family Science, I pursued a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from UNLV. Now, I balance my love for family, children, and grandchildren, with my career, religious and civic duties, and self-care.

Becoming a therapist has changed me from being an optimist, to a realist. I’m still an optimist by nature, don’t get me wrong, but as I have met with clients over the years I have truly come to appreciate that everyone has a story behind seemingly smiling faces. No one is perfect, we all have struggles, and everyone is on a journey.

I find joy in helping people along their walk of life. Therapy comes in many forms: empowerment, empathy, understand, psychoeducation, processing, healing, etc. One of the greatest gifts I can give my clients is a sense of hope and a belief in change.

I utilize a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach in therapy. CBT helps individuals learn how to identify and change thought patterns that have a negative influence on behavior and emotion. I am EMDRIA certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) which is a wonderful tool to assist individuals process trauma. I love helping both individual clients and couples embrace all aspects of themselves and relationships.